Toilet appliance



Feb. 5; 1929.

W. H. MKINNEY,' JR

TOILET APPLIANCE Filed Nov. 4, 1926 M M M Patented Feb. 5, 1929. v

UNITED STATES PATENT" OFFICE.

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* Application m November 4, 192a. Serial m. 148,134.

This invention relates to toilet appliances and more specificallyto a dual toilet seat.

- It is anobjectof thisinvention to provide a supplementary toilet seat particularly designed for use by children, which may be now in use.

Another object is to devise a seat of this character which may be attached or detached without altering the structure of the main seat."

A further objectis to provide a supple mentary seat which may be raised or lowered independently of the main seat.

With these and other objects in view which will appear from the following description, the invention comprises the. provision of a supplementary or secondary seat which is su ported by the usual seat but is pivotal in ependently of it.

To maketheinvention more clearly understood,I have illustrated a practical embodiment of it in the annexed drawings, through: out which similar reference numbers refer to like parts in the several views, of which Figure 1 is a topplan-view of thetwo seats;

Fig. 2 is an elevationshowing the mounting and relative position of the seats; i Fig. 3 is a detail view of the attaching means of the auxiliary seat. a I

In the drawingsthere is shown abowl 1 of any conventional type. This isprovided wit-hthe usual rear extension or shoulder 2. Passing through the extension and firmly secured thereto by any suitable means are the supporting standards 3. Intel-posed between the shouldered standards and the bowl are rubber washers 4. i

Each standard 3 is formed with an integral angularly disposed reduced stub shaft portion adapted to be inserted in the hollow pivot bolt 5. The usual seat6 and cover 7 are mounted for swinging movement about the longitudinal axis ofthe pivot 5. The Seat is pivotallysecured to this member bymeans of the brackets 8. This bracket is formed, with a flat U-shaped portion to which the cover is secured by means of'screws 9. The arms of the bracket are extended downwardly and are apertured at their lower ends, thereby presenting collars to receive the pivot 5. i

Afi'ixed to the bottom of the seat. 6 is a bracket member 10 having extending aperreadily attached to any type of toilet seat erally and 'pin 5, and is adapted to rest on therar tured arms whichjreceivethe pivot 5;11 this manner the seat and cover are pivotally secured to one transverse member. The described structurerepresents a standard form of toilet seat now in use.

I have devised a supplementary seat de-t signed for theuse of small. children, which may be securely attached to the main seat without the useot screws,bolts oranyfother permanent fastening means. This com rises a seat 12, of any desiredsize'and con guration. The seatis providedgon the bottom with. rubber pads 13. which rest onthemain seat and serve tpyprevent actual .contact of the two. Secure to the supplementary seat is a U-shaped bracket havin tured bearing surface 14 and co lared pro]ecting arms 15. I prefer to mortise the bottom of the seat 12 to receive therein the bearing portion 14 and the adjacent sections of-the arms 15. With this construction the bottom of the seat is flush with the supportingbracket and the assembled seat ma be positioned very close to the main or usu seat; i a The collared ends of the arms 15 are mount} ed on the transverse pin 16. As shownin Fig. 2, d the lon itudinal axis of this pin is lathorizontally spaced from the; pivot portion of the seat 6. To prevent s'carification of the main seat, I may provide a pair of rubber washers adapted to surround the pivot 16 near each-endand thus revent contact of the metal parts with t e enameled seat.

To secure thepivot 16 to the seat 6 in a manner to preclude displacement and yet allow for ready detachabilit I" provide a pair of clamps 17. Each of t e clam memtured bus ing 19, into which projects the pivot 16. Tomaintain the collared portions or arms 17 and 15in properposition on the piviot 16, the ends of the pivot may he ends.

*bers is formed with a reversely turned ookecl 95 headed ormay be supplied with threaded 1 Intermediate its ends there is se cured to the spindle 16 a collar 20. This 001- lar is formed with a threaded tap with which registers the setscrew 21. The function of this set screw, as willbe appreciated, is to determine the position of the collar relative to the spindle 16. A sshownpai'ticularly in with a force determined by the tension of the spring22.

The mode of assembly of the toilet appliance willbeapparent from the foregoing description. l Thehookcd ends 18 otthe arm 17 are placed beneath the seat that the spindle 16' extends transversely across the seat parallel to the pivot 5. The hooir" 3a is then engaged with the bowled portion oi the rnain seat. lilhe spindle ill and associated parts ai'e then held to the seat by the force exerted by the tension spring This prevents vertical movement of the spindle and connected coeoperatingpartswith res theseatfif It will beperceivcd from an inspection of Fig. 1, that thearms 1"? are positioned' closely adjacent the knobs of the standards 3. This mounting prevents lateral movement of the supplementary seat withrespect to the main seat. i

'As alluded to here-inbet'ore, the axis of the spindle 16 is in a plane below that oi the pivot I. By reason of this arrangement the cover Tmay be lowered to rest flatly on ti supplementary seat without exerting any,

strain on the pivot 5 andstandards The spindle 16 is also laterally spaced from the pivot-5. This ar 'angement presents the advantage of allowing the supplementary seat to beraised to inoperative position when the seat coveris-iniany posit-ion to the left of a vertical plane, as viewed in Fig. 2. This eliminates a disadvantage inhering in some prior devices of this general character, in wh ch the supplementary seat was mounted on the same pivot as that which supported the main seat and cover. In such constructions it was necessary to move the cover some distance to a the rear oi a vertical plane in order that the supplementary seat might attain a positionoit' rest. lhisfeature is of considerable importance at the present time.

:Thedemands for economy of space in modern apartments require that the toilet bowlbe :placedas near the wall and flush basin as till possible. a a It will be seen thatI have provided a supplementaryseat structure that may be easily and firmly attached to any standard seat.

The seat may be easily removed for cleansing and hence this structure is easlly kept in a sanitary condition. The relative position of the arln 17 withrespect to the standards and the provislonof the spring and rubber -butlers prevent injury to the main seat. All

of these advantages'are obtained by a structure which comprehends but few and easily replaceable parts.

Although the disclosures herein given e1;-

empli'fy what is now considered to be a preferable embodiment of the invention, it 1s 'to be understood that it is not my intention to benecessarily limitedthereto in an interpretation of the claims,- as modifications and adaptations within the limits of the claims can be made without departing from the nature or scope of the invention.

' I'claim:

1. A toilet seating appliance comprising a standard, a pivot carried by the standard, a main seatiand cover thereformountedon the pivot; a supplementary seat carried by the main seat and pivotally mounted thereon in dependently'ot the pivot.

A toilet seating appliance comprising a standard fixed to the bowl, a pivot carried by the standard, a main seat and coverrotatably mounted on the pivot, a supplementary seat carried by the main seat and pivoted thereon the pivots of. the mainland supplementary seats being horizontally and laterally spaced. p p 3; A toiletseating appliance comprising a pivoted main seat, a clamp attached to the main seat including a pivotmemberattached to the seat and a supplementaryseat rotatable about the pivot member. l

a. A toilet seating appliance compi-ising a pivotedpiain seat, 2L1 detachable.clampincluding a pivot member attached to the seat, and a supplementary seat pivotalabout the "pivot member. r p p 5, toilet seating appliance comprising a pivoted mainrseat a clamp structure including a pivot mounted onthe main seat, a supplementary seat pivotal about the pivot 11161I1l381',bl18 pivotalaxis of the supplementary .seat being in a plane lower tllanthe pivotal axis of the mainseat.

6. A toilet :seatingappliance comprising spaeedistandards fixed to a bowl, a pivot mounted in the standards, a main seat and cover coactingwlth the pivot, a supplementary seat pivotal about an aXis forwardly and laterally spaced from the pivotaltaxis of the main seat and cover. a a

F. A toilet seatlng appliance co1npr1s1ng .a pivoted main seat, a clamp imcludmgapair vof members engaging the rearledge of the imam seat, a transverse bOltCOl'lIlGOlilllgIllB seat engaging members and a; spring ten- 9. Aztoiletjappliancef comprising aimain seat having a relatively large opening and a second seat having a relatively small opening adapted to overlie the first seatand means including a plurality of seat engagin mema main seat, a supplementary seat adapted to overlie the main seat, means to pivotally mount the supplementary seat on the main seat including an extensible clamp.

12. A toilet seating appliance comprising a main seat, a supplementary seat, means to secure the supplementary seat to the main seat for pivotal movement thereon including a clamp member engaging the main seat and provided with a pivot, a second clamp member enga able with respect to t e first clamp member.

13. A toilet seating appliance comprising a main seat, a supplementary seat adapted to overlie the main seat, means to secure the ng the seat and adjustsupplementary seat to the main seat includ- .ing an adjustable clam and a pivot operatively associated with t e clamp.

14. A toilet seating appliance comprising spaced standards, a main seat pivotally mounted on the standards, a supplementary seat provided with an adjustable clamp connected to the pivot. 5 1

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM H. MCKINNEY, JR. 

